London Irish turn to scrum guru Keith-Roach

London Irish have taken on the services of Phil Keith-Roach, scrum coach to England's 2003 World Cup-winning squad.

Director of rugby Brian Smith said: "There is no one on the planet who knows more about scrummaging than Phil Keith-Roach, so he has come in and is working with us and is someone I would like to continue working with.

"We have to put whatever resources we can into the problem (of scrummaging) as it is holding us back as a group.

"We want to be pro-active and do something about it.

"My firm belief is, it is 80-per-cent perception how we are being refereed at the moment, but it is up to us to turn this around.

"Phil is coming in for the rest of the season and potentially beyond.

"He will work on small technical things with each player one to eight.

"He has looked at every one of our scrums this season, that is what he does."